| Dusky leaf-nosed bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
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| Dusky leaf-nosed bat range | |
The dusky leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros ater) is a bat from the genus Hipposideros whose habitat extends from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. This species is counted in the H. bicolor species group and was formerly classified within that species.[2]
The genus name Hipposideros comes from the Greek words for "horse" (ἴππος) and "iron" (σίδηρος) and means "horseshoe"; a reference to the complex nose that species in this genus are known for. The generic designation ater is Latin for "black" and notes the relative dark color of this species's coat.[3]
- ^ Armstrong, K.N. (2021). "Hipposideros ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T80457009A22097974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T80457009A22097974.en. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Flannery, T.F. 1995. Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Chatswood: Reed Books, 464 pp. ISBN 0-7301-0417-6